Mary Payton, BHS, MBA, MT(ASCP), has been at UKVDL since 2005. First, as a Clinical Pathology Supervisor. Then, in 2008, QA Manager

Previously, I had my own physician office and hospital consulting service, which I created Procedure Manuals, QA programs, Safety Policy, and provided training for CLIA, JCAHO, COLA, CAP, and Ky Safety OSHA. I was also a sales representative for Infolab, a small laboratory and healthcare product company.

From 1980-1992, I was the Microbiology and Serology Supervisor at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Ky.

After graduating from the UK College of Allied Health as a Medical Technologist, I worked in Chemistry, Hematology, and Microbiology at two other hospitals in Lexington.    

I graduated from the UK with a BHS in 1976.  I received my MBA from Xavier University in 1988.  

I have 3 dogs - two Rottweilers and one Jack Russell, and a very proud Gigi to 3 grandchildren.  I live in Versailles, Ky, with my husband, Heath, and the three dog "children".